2010 Austrian Open Kitzbühel
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The 2010 Austrian Open Kitzbühel
was a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
. It was the eight edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
. It took place in Kitzbühel
, Austria
between 2 and 8 August 2010.
Guillermo García-López won in the singles' rivalisation and André Sá
and Marcelo Melo
in the doubles' rivalisation in 2009
, when the tournament was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series
.
Thomas Muster
Nicolas Reissig Dominic Thiem
The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw: Evgeny Donskoy Marek Semjan
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Andreas Haider-Maurer
Gerald Kamitz Jan Minář
Grzegorz Panfil
Andreas Seppi
def.
Victor Crivoi
, 6–2, 6–1
Dustin Brown
/
Rogier Wassen
def.
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
/
Max Raditschnigg, 3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Austrian Open Kitzbühel
The Austrian Open Kitzbühel is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. The event was part of the ATP World Series from the creation of ATP World Tour till 1998, International Series Gold from 1999–2008 and ATP World Tour 250 series in 2009. It was a part of the ATP Challenger Tour...
was a professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
. It was the eight edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour
2010 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 13 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000...
. It took place in Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
between 2 and 8 August 2010.
Guillermo García-López won in the singles' rivalisation and André Sá
André Sá
André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
and Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
in the doubles' rivalisation in 2009
2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel
The 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 29th edition of the Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel, as part of the World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, when the tournament was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
.
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori.... |
55 | 1 |
 Czech Republic |
Jan Hájek Jan Hájek (tennis) Jan Hájek is a male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is right-handed with a double handed backhand. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 6, 2006, when he reached world number 71.... |
78 | 2 |
 Uruguay |
Pablo Cuevas Pablo Cuevas Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna.... |
85 | 3 |
 Australia |
Peter Luczak Peter Luczak Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles.... |
93 | 4 |
 Germany |
Björn Phau Bjorn Phau Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis... |
97 | 5 |
| Jamaica |
Dustin Brown Dustin Brown (tennis) Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
98 | 6 |
 Spain |
Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,... |
100 | 7 |
| Italy |
Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009... |
106 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 26, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Pablo CuevasPablo Cuevas
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna....
Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list...
Nicolas Reissig Dominic Thiem
The following players received a Special Exempt into the main draw: Evgeny Donskoy Marek Semjan
Marek Semjan
Marek Semjan is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 30, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 218.-Challenger finals:-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 2 :-External links:...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Andreas Haider-Maurer
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Andreas Haider-Maurer is an Austrian professional tennis player. In the first round of 2010 US Open he forced world no. 5 Robin Söderling to a fifth set before losing the match....
Gerald Kamitz Jan Minář
Jan Minár
Jan Minář is a professional Czech tennis player. His brother Ivo is also a professional player.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:...
Grzegorz Panfil
Grzegorz Panfil
-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:*...
Singles
Andreas SeppiAndreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori....
def.
Victor CrivoiVictor Crivoi
Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from...
, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles
Dustin BrownDustin Brown (tennis)
Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...
/
Rogier WassenRogier Wassen
Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles...
def.
Hans Podlipnik-CastilloHans Podlipnik
- Singles wins :- Doubles wins :- External links :*...
/
Max Raditschnigg, 3–6, 7–5, [10–7]